Chapters 24 and 25 Summary

In Chapter 24, Major Frank Allen, the air force pilot who is a friend of Cowboy's and visited the carrier, is in the air seeking a target when he gets a radio message about a downed Intruder. He flies toward the site. Meanwhile, Jake is having a dream about Tiger and him in coffins. He awakens, and realizes he is hanging upside down in his parachute, but he can feel the ground about a foot below him. He cuts free, but realizes he has severe pains in his side and in one knee. He radios for Tiger, who weakly says he cannot get out of his chute. Frank Allen radios, telling Jake stay put and a search party will find him in the morning. Laboriously, Jake stumbles through the jungle, searching for Tiger, who says he thinks his back is broken. Allen...